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Paul-marie Yembit




A member of the Bapounou people, he was born at Ndendé and educated in local Catholic schools, then at the public secondary school of Lambaréné . He was a businessmen in Mouila from 1943 to 1952 , then was elected to the Territorial Assembly , representing N'Gounié province. In March 1957 , he was reelected to the Legislative Assembly . A member of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc , he also became the Minister Of Agriculture And Livestock in March 1957, later holding ministerial posts until becoming vice president in February 1961 . M'ba replaced Yembit with Omar Bongo in November 1966 , and had elections held the following year to confirm Bongo's position.


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  • David E. Gardinier , ''Historical Dictionary of Gabon'', 2nd ed. (The Scarecrow Press, 1994) p. 320